256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our Town […]

HUNTSVILLE — Local nonprofit organization Village of Promise announces the return of One Table Huntsville. The free, community meal represents one meal, one day, one table, and one city – […]

HUNTSVILLE – A renovation project might not stir the imagination like the story of pioneer James Ditto entering a Tennessee River bend and happening upon the Chickasaw Old Fields, a […]

ATHENS — There’s a bash going down in downtown Athens this weekend. And you won’t want to miss it. The first Old Black Bear Opening Bash is toasting the opening […]

ONEONTA – With three covered bridges still in existence, Blount County carries the title of Covered Bridge Capital of Alabama, and as a tribute to its roots, a one-day festival […]

HUNTSVILLE – A week after the calendar flipped to the official first day of fall, the Rocket City will celebrate the changing of the seasons with what organizers called “old-fashioned […]

CULLMAN — The Matterhorn. Pharaoh’s Fury. Typhoon. Those rides, as well as the classic Tilt-A-Whirl and others, await visitors to the biggest little fair in Alabama. The Cullman County Fair […]

HUNTSVILLE – Sweet sounds and sweet aromas will fill the South Huntsville air this month for the annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival. The South Huntsville Main Business Association and Madison […]

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos made a stop at the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering last week to show students some hardware that may carry Americans across the surface of […]

ATHENS — Named after the region’s innate Limestone Creek, the rich heritage of Limestone County itself dates back to 1818. The county seat, Athens, has antebellum homes, a downtown square, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Engineering consultant Torch Technologies announced today it will become a public benefit corporation. The move comes following a vote of its 1,200 employees-owners, who own 100% of the […]

ARDMORE – The Greater Ardmore Chamber has been awarded a grant to help funding for two of the city’s major events. Yolandia Eubanks, director of the Greater Ardmore Chamber, said […]

HUNTSVILLE – A weeklong slate of events for Alabama A&M University’s homecoming was capped off with a triumphant win and a fundraising record Saturday.   The Bulldogs thumped previously undefeated Tuskegee […]

ATHENS – The Athens Farmers Market celebrates the final market of the season. The annual Fall Market, which closes out the growing season, is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. “Fall […]

  256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our Town […]

Sweet Trails Alabama, in conjunction with the Singing River Trail and Jacksonville State University, will be taking a statewide public tour next week. The Sweet Trails Alabama Swing Around the […]

DECATUR – The Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, Decatur Morgan County Tourism, Hampton Inn Madison Huntsville Airport and Kayak Bass Fishing owner/CEO Chad Hoover are hosting a river stewardship event […]

HUNTSVILLE – While public libraries in various cities around the nation have come under siege, that isn’t the case for the Huntsville-Madison County Library system. The HMCPL is highlighting September’s […]

  256 Today is proud to present the Our Town Podcast. Check here every week for the latest episode from Troy Bye, North Alabama’s newest favorite son. The Our Town […]

HUNTSVILLE – Pull out your bell bottoms and polyester and get ready to shake your groove thing! The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the […]

DECATUR – Think of North Alabama, and you’ll likely think of the booming, brilliant metropolis of Huntsville, widely known for its aerospace industries and military technology. Or, you music-types may […]

MADISON – Fall harvest time is one of the busiest seasons for Alabama farmers working to bring in their crops. It can also be one of the most dangerous. To […]

ATHENS – Bring your overhead slams and drop shots but avoid the NVZ. That’s right, picklers! It’s pickleball time! The second annual Athens Alabama Pickleball Association Picklefest Tournament hits the […]

MADISON – It isn’t over till the …, well you know the rest. Next week, the stage will be set in downtown Madison’s Home Place Park for Opera in the […]